WBNS 10TV Eyewitness News debuts "Nightbeat" - October 27, 2003

WBNS-TV in Columbus, OH (Channel 10) debuted a new format for their 11 p.m. newscast on October 27, 2003 called Nightbeat. It included new graphics, music, and tweaks to the set lighting, as well as a more urgent pace to the show. On the debut night, a wanted fugitive showed up at the station as the newscast went on the air to tell her side of the story. The station decided to put her live on the air, and joined the anchors on set following the lead story about the search for her and her children. At the close of the show, she is shown being arrested by police in the newsroom.